Having inherited this fine London townhouse, the new owner asked Sims Hilditch to help refresh the interiors, resulting in a ...

Unhurried in flight and with a sideline in stolen goods, the handsome red kite is the gentleman thief of the raptor world, writes Mark Cocker.

A historic agreement between this country and France sees the 225ft-long tableau — which may have been made in Britain but has been in France since 1077 — arrive at the British Museum in Autumn 2026.

Whether you're looking to create an extension, a garden room or self-build your own architecturally-designed, oak-frame home, ...

What do an enigmatic Caped Crusader, a sopping-wet Mr Darcy and Lord Eddard Stark of Winterfell have in common? Believe it or not, British country houses.

Sir Lewis Hamilton did it, so why not throw a birthday party for your canine companion, Sophia Money-Coutts asks.

Melanie Bryan, delves into the hidden depths of Country Life's extraordinary archive to bring you a long-forgotten story, ...

Settling a dispute with swords, pistols and, if legend is to be believed, sausages and guitars, has long been a matter of ...

Home to a veritable ‘Noah’s Ark of species’, thanks to never being ploughed, sprayed or fertilised, our churchyards offer a ...

The Maybach name has been attached to many of Germany's most luxurious cars over the last century — so does the latest ...

Thinking about an article he wrote almost half a century ago prompted Alan Titchmarsh to get sowing — and he's now reaping summer loveliness.

The country has produced its first ‘champagne’ after its producers, Lorna and Trevor Jackson, planted 1,000 vines nine years ago on their farm in St Boswells.